Foloma Surname
Approximately 678 people bear this surname
Foloma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Zimbabwe | 143 | 1:107,960 | 14,912 |
| Zambia | 51 | 1:310,783 | 17,285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Foloma (20) may also be a first name.
Foloma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foloma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foloma occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foloma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foloma is the 488,996th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Foloma is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Foloma reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Aside from Malawi this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folloma | 92 | 211 | / |
| Folomah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Faloma | 83 | 256 | / |
| Folomo | 83 | 61 | / |
| Foluma | 83 | 35 | / |
| Folomi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Voloma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Folome | 83 | 3 | / |
| Folema | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fuloma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pholoma | 77 | 87 | / |
| Foulama | 77 | 17 | / |
| Fulomea | 77 | 11 | / |
| Folomyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Falouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Follama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foulomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foelomi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Felomma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faliomea | 71 | 11 | / |
| Fouloumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Voloumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuliomea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouloumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folleema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folami | 67 | 3,521 | / |
| Falomo | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Falama | 67 | 1,631 | / |
| Fulama | 67 | 726 | / |
| Falomi | 67 | 417 | / |
| Faluma | 67 | 259 | / |
| Felema | 67 | 203 | / |
| Volama | 67 | 68 | / |
| Valoma | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fuluma | 67 | 35 | / |
| Falome | 67 | 27 | / |
| Folamo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Folemo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Falema | 67 | 13 | / |
| Volomo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Felama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Veloma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Volema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falomí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Felomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Volome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folume | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foloma
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